2 volumes ; 25 cm

Vol. 2 translated by James D. Martin; edited by Paul D. Hanson with Leonard Jay Greenspoon

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

v. 1. Chapters 1-24. Foreword to Hermeneia -- Foreword to the German edition -- Introduction -- The contents of the Book of Ezekiel -- Critical work on the Book of Ezekiel -- The date and historical background of the Book of Ezekiel -- The personality of Ezekiel -- The language and form of the prophecies of the Book of Ezekiel -- The tradition-historical and literary critical background of the Book of Ezekiel -- The message of Ezekiel -- From the prophet's word to the prophetic book -- The later history of the book and its text -- Commentary. The call -- The office of watchman -- The siege of Jerusalem and the exile of Israel in the prophetic sign-actions -- Death upon the mountains of Israel -- The bitter day of the end -- The great vision of the sinful worship in Jerusalem and its judgment -- The exile's baggage, a sign for the blind -- The trembling of the prophet, a sign from God -- Yahweh's Word does not fail -- God's Word does not refer to "distant days" -- Against the false prophets and prophetesses -- The prophet and the worshippers of idols -- The inevitablility of the divine judgment -- The useless vine -- The unfaithful wife -- The eagle, the cedar, and the vine (Zedekiah's breach of covenant) -- The freedom to repent -- The lament over the lioness and over the vine (the end of the Judaean royal house) -- The sinful history of the people of Israel who were brought out of Egypt -- The judgment and salvation of the second exodus -- Three sayings about the "sword" -- The city of blood -- Israel in the smelting oven -- Survey of the corruption of all classes in the land -- Oholah and Oholiba -- The cauldron on the fire -- The prophet's grief over the death of his wife, a sign of grief over the fall of Jerusalem -- v. 2. Chapters 25-48

Vol. 2 translated by James D. Martin; edited by Paul D. Hanson with Leonard Jay Greenspoon

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